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Patients must have greater funding for mental health care from their GP, as reporting in The Australian that quantifies the severe shortfall of mental health support and the failure of Australia’s mental health system makes clear. This call from the from the Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) comes ahead of a soon-to-be-released report that … Continued
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OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation Joins Forces with World Health Organization to Advance Global Vision Care Under WHO SPECS 2030 Initiative Paris, France and Geneva, Switzerland (6 December 2024) – The OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation is proud to announce its collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) as a global collaborating partner on the WHO’s SPECS 2030 initiative. … Continued
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Massage & Myotherapy Australia has welcomed reforms to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ OSCA (formerly ANZSCO) Occupation Standard Classification for Australia list for Massage Therapists 411613. Mrs Ann Davey CEO, said that the long overdue reforms to the old ANZSCO listing, now recognise the three distinct Australian massage occupations. This includes the new Unit Group … Continued
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The Australian Government has announced its National Dementia Action Plan 2024-2034. The announcement comes as Monash University leads a taskforce to update the Dementia Clinical Practice Guidelines and Principles of Care. Available to comment: Professor Velandai Srikanth, Director National Centre for Healthy Ageing at Monash University and Peninsula HealthContact: +61 408 474 964 or velandai.srikanth@monash.edu … Continued
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The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) is urging state and territory health ministers to better fund and support Australians who have unplanned hospital admissions, as they meet on Friday 6 December. The current lack of integration between state hospitals and general practice causes poor health outcomes, delays to care, wastes time for both … Continued
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The Royal Australian College of GPs is celebrating its new Tasmanian Faculty office at a launch in Hobart today, which has state of the art GP training spaces that will help grow the state’s GP workforce. The RACGP is Australia’s peak body for general practice and GP training. The Tasmanian Faculty’s office in Hobart serves … Continued
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In a world-first study, Monash University researchers have found that 92% of young Victorian women, aged 18-29, are interested in riding a bike, but their participation is 4 times lower than men of the same age – demonstrating huge unmet demand. Research by Dr Lauren Pearson and colleagues found that this is influenced by Australia’s … Continued
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SYDNEY, Dec. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cambium Bio Limited (ASX:CMB) (Cambium Bio, Cambium or Company), a clinical-stage regenerative medicine company focusing on the development of innovative biologics for ophthalmology and tissue repair applications, is pleased to announce the successful completion of a A$3.0 million capital raising. Key Highlights: Capital raising of A$3.0 million completed … Continued
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Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) new $25.8 million Centre for Better Health Futures has marked a significant construction milestone. The new health teaching and research facility celebrated its ‘topping out’ in Darwin today, with the installation of the Centre’s roof allowing construction to continue throughout the Wet Season. Once complete, the 3,684 square-metre, three‑storey building will deliver … Continued
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Dementia Australia welcomes the National Dementia Action Plan, a ten-year framework for government that provides the opportunity to make enduring positive changes to improve the quality of life for people living with dementia. Dementia Australia CEO Professor Tanya Buchanan said the plan is vital to ensure that the more than 421,000 Australians living with … Continued
